Russell Named First Team All-America

Setter earns back-to-back national honor

Jackie Russell earned AVCA All-America honors for the second year in a row.Credit: Josh Martin (Brooks Institute)Hi-res image

Release by Scott Chisholm (CLU Sports Information)

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Three
members of the Cal Lutheran volleyball team were named to the American
Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America Team. Junior setter Jackie
Russell was named a First Team selection, with teammates Kylie McLogan and
Shannon Pearson earning honorable mention honors.

Jackie Russell -
First Team All-AmericaRussell was named the SCIAC Player of the Year, AVCA
All-Region, and AVCA First Team All-America after leading her team to the Elite
Eight of the NCAA Tournament. She was named to the Cal Lutheran Regional
All-Tournament Team after the host Regals defeated Colorado College in the
finals.

Russell is ranked second in the SCIAC averaging just over 10
assists per set, but was also a force to be reckoned with behind the line with
39 service aces. It marks her first appearance on the First Team after she was
a Third Team All-American a year ago.

She is the third player in Cal Lutheran history to earn Division III First Team
All-America honors. Russell is the program's record holder in assists with
nearly 3,600 and she holds three of the top four single-season marks in CLU
history.

Kylie McLogan -
Honorable Mention All-America The freshman outside hitter was named Cal Lutheran Regional Tournament Most
Outstanding Player. McLogan went for 19 kills and hit .341 against Whitworth,
16 kills and hit .195 against Chapman, and hit .459 with 20 kills in the
regional final against Colorado College. She posted two double-doubles in three
tournament contests and 34 digs total over the weekend.

McLogan leads Cal Lutheran with 400 kills this season
becoming the fourth player in program history to reach the milestone. She is
tied for the team lead with 40 service aces and 11 solo blocks on the year.

Shannon Pearson -
Honorable Mention All-America The high-flying middle leads qualifying players with her .309 hitting
percentage. Pearson is one of three Regals to start all 35 matches and one of
two with over 300 kills on the season. In the regional final against Colorado
College she hit .393 with 13 kills on only 28 attempts.

She is on pace to become just the sixth player in program
history to hit at a .300 clip or higher for an entire season. Pearson, along
with McLogan, Russell, Casy McWhirk and Rachel Smith each earned All-SCIAC Team
recognition this season.

Cal Lutheran will face Wittenberg in the NCAA Tournament
quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 18. The match will take place at 8 p.m. on the
campus of Washington University-St. Louis.